Holy forests Human Impact of Climate Change in Asia |Series: The story of a Buddhist monk who in the 1990's started re-planting a forest that had been destroyed by US bombing during the Vietnam war, and logging companies thereafter. His interest at first was to create a place to meditate, but as time passed he started to realize that his forest could also help mitigate the effects of climate change on nearby farming communities.

Melting glaciersHuman Impact of Climate Change in Asia |Series:A young well-educated Sherpa takes a journey back to his ancestral village in the Himalayas, to see for himself the problems his people face as a consequence of global warming.

Swapping cropsHuman Impact of Climate Change in Asia |Series:For millennia the people of southern Nepal have grown rice - in a country where the grain is a symbol of worship, other crops are considered unworthy. But monsoon rains, which rice cultivation so desperately depends on, have become increasingly erratic, leading farmers to think, and in some cases implement, the unthinkable - bananas!

Tena Kebena and Ginfle Cleaning Association
Champions of the Earth 2009 - The association was created to celebrate the new generation of dynamic,passionate individuals and organizations around the world who are making a real difference for the environment.

Fragile Planet
A 4 minute video on our global carbon footprint set to the music of "Fragile" by Sting.

Earth HourA World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative, Earth Hour has the goal of motivating one billion people in more than 1,000 cities around the world to switch off their lights for one hour on Saturday 28 March 2009.

Think Globally Act Locally

Fighting for TreesElement Climate Change Series follows the stories of five exceptional individuals who’ve decided to tackle climate change head on. - In this film we meet Bremley, who is fighting deforestation and desertification in his native Northeast India

Midnight SunSunlabob Rural Energy is bringing energy to remote rural communities in Lao PDR, a country where just 48 per cent of the population has access to grid electricity, mostly in cities and town.

Power to the People
Practical Action is working in Peru’s eastern Andes where 68 percent of the population- around 5million people- do not have access to electricity.The project makes use of the region’s vast potential for hydroelectricity

Greening UNEP
UNEP is working together with UNON on greening the UN Gigiri compound in Nairobi, Kenya.

Near Zero
The 'Near Zero Station' is one of the useful ways that the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya, has set up to reduce the UN's impact on the local environment. Kenya is already struggling with solid waste pollution and the UN is leading the way through positive examples.

iWonderHave you ever wondered what you could do to change things around you?

Change the World
Tunza Youth Advisory Council members encourage sustainable lifestyles in this video clip.

Inspiration
Alex Lin's initiative on e-waste.

Eco-tips forJeans
Wear them at least 3 times - wash them in cold water - forget your dryer - no iron it’s much better